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TAINSH, William
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 2237 |
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| Enlisted: | 12 March 1915, Enlisted at Ballarat, Victoria |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 5th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Ballarat East, Victoria, Australia, 1890 |
| Home Town: | Ballarat, Central Highlands, Victoria |
| Schooling: | Queen Street State School, Ballarat East, Victoria |
| Occupation: | Stone Mason |
| Died: | Killed in Action, Gallipoli, Gallipoli, Dardanelles, Turkey, 5 August 1915 |
| Cemetery: |
Beach Cemetery - ANZAC Cove Plot 11, Row H, Grave 2 Rev. J.C. McPhee officiated Headstone inscription reads: Sacred heart of Jesus have mercy on his soul R.I.P., Beach Cemetery, Gallipoli Peninsula, Canakkale Province, Turkey |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Brown Hill Queen Street State School No 1998 Roll of Honor |
Service History
World War 1 Service
| 12 Mar 1915: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 2237, 5th Infantry Battalion, Enlisted at Ballarat, Victoria | |
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| 25 Jun 1915: | Involvement Private, 2237, 5th Infantry Battalion, ANZAC / Gallipoli, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '8' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: HMAT Ceramic embarkation_ship_number: A40 public_note: '' | |
| 25 Jun 1915: | Embarked Private, 2237, 5th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Ceramic, Sydney |
Personal Stories
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Carol Foster
Son of William Tainsh and Hannah Maria Tainsh nee Gill of Stawell Street, Ballarat East, Victoria. Brother of James Tainsh, Ida Maria Tainsh, Thomas Tainsh, Ellen Frances Tainsh and Milton Joseph Tainsh who returned to Australia on 1 July 1919 11th General Re-inforcements
Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal
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